Powers/Abilities: A native of the Distortion Zone,
the continuum separating the positive matter universe from the
antimatter Negative Zone, Stygorr was able to shift his body mass from
matter to antimatter at will. This allowed him to exist in either
environment, travelling between them without any technological aid.
Apparently, his powers could only affect physical objects while Stygorr
was comprised of antimatter. In his positive matter form, he could
affect energy fields. Additionally, Stygorr possessed enhanced senses
that made him aware of any and all foreign objects that entered his
domain. He was able to fly and fire energy blasts, Stygorr could also
detect alterations in force fields.

Height: 7'4"Weight: 280 lbs.Eyes: VioletHair: Unrevealed

History:

(Fantastic Four I#231 (fb) - BTS) - For eons, the unnamed,
unknown rulers of several unrevealed Negative Zone races used the Distortion
Zone to rid themselves of the criminal elements of their society.

(Fantastic Four I#230 - BTS) - Seeking to avert planetary
destruction at the hands of the Ebon
Seeker, the Fantastic Four's leader Mr. Fantastic shifted the
villain into the Negative Zone, unintentionally bringing a few
cityblocks around the Baxter Building along as well. Once the threat of
the Ebon Seeker had passed, the Fantastic Four were stuck with the
seemingly impossible task to return the chunk of New York City real estate
home.

(Fantastic Four I#231 (fb) - BTS) - Not too long after
Reed Richards transported a sizeable portion of Manhattan into the
Distortion Zone between the positive and antimatter universe, Stygorr,
the self-proclaimed ruler of the realm became aware of the unwilling
intruders. He grew incensed at the idea yet another civilization had
invaded his homeland, using it as a dumping ground for dissidents.

(Fantastic Four I#231) - Just as the Fantastic Four tried
to figure out how to return home, Stygorr the Nightlord attacked the
containment field Reed Richards had erected around the city chunk.
While fighting off the FF, Stygorr boastfully claimed to be the equal of
"petty Negative Zone upstarts" like Blastaar and Annihilus while
continuing to blast the field. Stygorr was briefly beaten back by Mr.
Fantastic and the Thing who physically assaulted him, but he soon
resumed his energy attacks. Stygorr's continuous blasting had caused the
piece of Manhattan to gradually start turning. Reed figured that Stygorr
could inadvertently help them return to Earth if they could trick him
into unleashing sufficient energy to generate the momentum required to
carry them across the Distortion Zone towards home. The team decided the
best way to achieve this was by hurling a number of nearby abandoned
buildings at Stygorr. The Invisible Girl used a massive forcefield to
push the buildings off the island towards Stygorr. Preparing to blast
this sudden barrage of positive matter, Stygorr started to shift his own
form into antimatter just as he was hit by Lew Shiner, a man who was
hiding inside one of the buildings. The two merged for a brief moment,
before causing a gigantic matter/antimatter explosion that propelled the
floating island towards home.

(Fantastic Four I#251 - BTS) - On the eve of embarking on
an extended exploration of the Negative Zone, Reed Richards assured the
Thing he was well aware of the many dangers inside the Zone. To
illustrate his point, Reed called up images of their most notorious
Negative Zone enemies Annihilus, Blastaar and Stygorr.

Say what you want about Stygorr...he may seem like little
more than a poor man's Annihilus with comically large goggles...but darn
it, I like the guy. Yet, judging from Doug Moench's revelation in 2006's Comics Creators On The Fantastic Four,
Stygorr most likely only saw the light of day because Marvel editorial
didn't allow him to use any of the team's classic foes. Feeling they had
been overused, FF editor Jim Salicrup told Moench he had to leave them
alone for at least a year, while Moench couldn't wait to tell stories with
them...which apparently explains him coming up with passable substitutes
like Stygorr and Ebon
Seeker (a stand in Galactus level threat by any other name). Still,
the Lord of Sub-Space had potential. Just imagine the stories one could
tell with a being comprised of both negative and positive matter, who also
ruled a realm which bordered a great number of universes and alternate
realities? It's a shame Stygorr was never touched on again. If anything,
he could have shown up as one of the Stranger's
prisoners, for instance. The Gideon Trust could have used Stygorr as
an ideal tourguide in their exploration/exploitation of the Negative Zone
(especially if you count in the fact he was merged with the greedy,
business type like Lew Shiner)...He could even have put in a cameo as one
of the incarcerated bad guys seen in the Fantastic
Four: Foes limited series... Heck, if Occulus
made the cut, the Nightlord ought to have been a shoe in!

Stygorr appeared in a couple of Marvel Super Heroes roleplaying game books by TSR. They were Warlord of Baluur and Stygian Knight (part of a Fantastic Four trilogy with Spore of Anthros). He had survived the merger with Lew Shiner and gained increased intelligence and powers, going on to acquire the Cosmic Control Rod.--Changeling

Lew Shiner was in charge of a demolition crew assigned to
tear down a number of abandoned offices near the Baxter Building. Lew
and his men were among the civilians transported to the Distortion Zone
by Reed Richards. Furious this meant they wouldn't be able to meet their
deadline, Lew rallied his workers and led a charge on the Baxter
Building with bulldozers and other demolition site equipment. Lew
planned to storm the FF headquarters to force the team to return them home.
A police officer tried to stop them, but was overrun by the crowd. His
gun was delivered to Shiner, who fired at the Human Torch during their
confrontation with the FF, almost killing the young hero. Shocked by his
actions, Shiner's men abandoned him, which caused a maddened Lew to
retreat to his construction site to plan anew. Shiner hid in one of the
condemned buildings when he saw the Torch approaching. Johnny was
checking to see if the buildings were really empty before the FF would
launch them into Sub-Space in order to return home. When the Invisible
Girl pushed the buildings off the island, Lew hurtled through Sub-Space
and hit Stygorr the Nightlord, just as the villain shifted his matter
from positive to negative. The two beings merged for a split second,
right before the meeting of matter and antimatter apparently destroyed
them both.